John Borstlap

John Borstlap (b. 1950) studied at the Rotterdam Conservatory and has a masters from Cambridge University. His “Violin Concerto” won prizes at the Prince Pierre Competition in Monaco and the Wieniawski Competition in Poznan (Poland). He received commissions from various institutions including the Johan Wagenaar Foundation, the Dutch Government and the Culture Company. His chamber music and symphonic works have been publicly performed and recorded for radio broadcasts by Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre National de Montpellier, the Kammersymphonie Berlin, the Deutsch-Niederländische Kammerphilharmonie, the Wiener Philharmoniker and the Wiener Kammersymphonie. He is one of three founders of the Composers Group Amsterdam.